Retrieve the position (X,Y) of an HTML element relative to the browser window

Question

I want to know how to get the X and Y position of HTML elements such as img and div in JavaScript relative to the browser window.

Answer 1

If you want it done only in javascript, here are some one liners using getBoundingClientRect()

window.scrollY + document.querySelector('#elementId').getBoundingClientRect().top // Y

window.scrollX + document.querySelector('#elementId').getBoundingClientRect().left // X

The first line will return offsetTop say Y relative to document. The second line will return offsetLeft say X relative to document.

getBoundingClientRect() is a javascript function that returns the position of the element relative to viewport of window.